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Mine is stated at the bottom of my posts…

Anyone else have a maxim or two that they find useful or insightful?

The game is released in sets.  Each set includes 45-50 units in it.  Usually the sets are divided according to their theme.

Yes, of course you can combine Starters with boosters.  Starters contain the map tiles, while boosters do not.

Is it just me, or is it way more often that the Axis wins in this game?

The reason I ask is because I have now played the game only 6 or 7 times, and on Thanksgiving I saw the first Allied victory ever.
Luckily I was the Brits.  :-D

For #1, I can tell you this:  I’m pretty sure that if you use the speed boost and destroy a target, it is destroyed immediately, with no chance to do anything during it’s phase.

For #2, I might just guess that it ignores everything that comes hand-in-hand with being disrupted, including negative bonuses to attack/defense, and the inability to move.

As far as I’ve been able to tell, your units can stay in the same hex as an enemy unit for as long as you like.  The only limitation is that of the stacking rule, in which only two of each side’s units can occupy a single hex, and only one unit in the hex period can be a vehicle.

As far as the Goliath being only “single-use” it might be more plausible if it were fewer points.  I might say make it 3-4 points instead, if every time you use one it gets destroyed…

I guess this would fit under the name of this thread, so…

I personally think the new IS-3 is disgustingly powerful.  I never thought I’d see something with Superior Armor 3!

That IS priceless!  :lol:

Oh, as far as the Chinese zodiac, I’m a pig. (or boar)

@Janus1:

It allowed for the future to have already been complete and for God to know all the actions that will be taken, while still allowing us free will as we travel down the length of the straw.

my own way of reconciling this (just because i dont believe in god doesnt mean i dont have theories on how he functions) is to see time as a something like a family tree, in the sense that each moment has infinite possibilities branching off from it, with infinite possibilities branching off from each possibility, and so forth. God, in his omniscience, knows at any given time everything that has happened (past) everything happening (present) and every potential occurrence (future) along with the possibilities that arise from those possibilities. free will allows us to move from the present to the future however we choose (obviously within the limits of what our physical world allows us to do), and God knows what will happen at each stage whatever you decide, as well as what is the most probable occurrence (its more likely that i will choose to finish this post, submit it, and move on then that i will be suddenly gripped by a burning desire to go to Colorado, and leave right now without finishing), but God doesnt make the choice for you (though he could, but that would violate free will).

if you want to abstract it further, the universe is like a computer program, and God is the programmer. The program is extremely comprehensive, to the point that it seems complete (here i use “complete” to mean accounting for all situations, and rationally dealing with every possibility within the rules of the program), and God has a comprehensive knowledge of how the program functions, what has happened so far in the program, and what is happening, as well as all possible outcomes of the program. He knows what is most likely to happen, but free will prevents him from knowing for certain what will happen. free will is the AI of the people created in the program. God can certainly remove our free will (like the Free Will toggle in The Sims) but he doesnt, because he allows the program to work itself out. the program runs on its own, requiring no input from God, but functions better when God is actively involved, even in small ways, because he can direct the proceedings rather than allowing them to unfold. since he is programmer, he can rewrite the rules of the program at will, and do anything he wants, thus the omnipotence and omnipresence.

I hope you were able to follow that, it was basically focused stream of conciousness.

Thank you Janus, that is exactly the point-of-view that I try to take with regards to time travel.  At the beginning of all things (like the universe) time was represented by the trunk of said tree.  As time went on, the possibliities, and thus the state of all things, branched out to encompass many diverse states.

Well, I’m not saying to treat astrology as concrete guidelines, just that it’s pretty freaky how some things fit so well.  And yes, CC, in some cases your sign really may not fit you AT ALL.  But in my case, it’s pretty much dead-on.

Well, Jen, as long as you don’t build a nation and an army on strong anti-Semitic sentiment, I don’t think we have anything to worry about.  :-D

Actually, this topic has nothing to do with Bill Engvall.  It has more to do with astrology.  Does anyone else here follow astrological dictums, even slightly?  What I’m getting at is; I’m a Taurus, and from what I’ve read, I fit the description rather well.  It’s hard for me to look away from issues such as relationships, where the zodiac would say I should try to find myself a Virgo, as that would be an ideal match for a Bull.

Any input is welcome…

MechWarfare, you gotta be careful - I almost spit cereal all over my screen when I saw your Bill & Ted pic!  :lol:

@Lotus:

Very happy w/ the Fallschirmjager. Simple 5/5 para w/ a decent attack. No superhero abilities to get in the way of good tactics. Same reason I liked the Defiants.

Now the Germans can play on an equal tactical footing.

You are correct.  Something I think the Germans could use is some decently armored units that have Transport.  I have heard DL talking about Red Army Forward Observers being transported by KV-1s; the Germans do not have that ability as of yet.

The Elefant, it seems, is almost exactly the same as the JagdTiger, except that it trades “Prone to Breakdown” for “Tall Silhouette” and slightly worse AT rolls.  That seems a little better than the JagdTiger, because even though I’ve never used one, the possibility of it not being able to move scares me.

Axisfan is correct.  Just like the Transport ability, the unit using the “firing platform” cannot be attacked directly.

However, the only units I’ve seen thus far that have a Firing Platform are weak-a$$ halftracks, with 2/2 armor.  :evil:

I haven’t played that way, but for an official word, talk to Der Lieter.  The way I see it, hits are cumulative throughout one round of play, but in order to score 2 hits against a unit with Superior Armor 2, or to score the second hit of the round against it, you must exceed it’s defense by 2.

Again, DL should be able to clarify…  :-)

I don’t think time travel is possible on a linear scale.  If it were, why aren’t we being inundated with tourists from the future? (in the words of Stephen Hawking)  But then again, maybe that’s where aliens come from…  Anyway, in the case of Terminator 2, you end up with the time travel paradox, in which John Connor’s father comes from the future and knocks up Sarah Connor.  But on a linear timeline, how is Sarah Connor knocked up in the first place, if John Connor’s dad hadn’t even been born yet?  My guess there is that symbolism comes into play, in that James Cameron’s “Christ-like character” of John Connor (initials J.C.) is born out of God’s will, otherwise humankind would be exterminated.  After Connor’s dad is born and sent back in time, then there’s nothing more to worry about.

I didn’t even read all the replies, mostly because there seems to be an emerging trend here.  Certain folks are arguing that this guy was the greatest general, while others are saying that that guy was the greatest leader.  General implies that he was strictly a military leader, while the word leader means that they could lead their country/empire well.

As far as a great general goes, Alexander kicks a$$, hands down.

And yes, it is also noteworthy to point out that these guys lived in different timeframes.  So, if you give Alexander the same technology that Napoleon had (gunpowder, for example) he could be that much greater.

You’re right DL - I don’t plan on ever using a JagdTiger either.  I only care to have at least one, so that I at least have a complete set.  :wink:

As far as what you’re saying about the Nashorn, I’ve never played a game using aircraft yet, so I can’t make that comparison.  But yeah, I can see how using one would just make it a target…